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Re: Stack overflow problem in kernel module

On Mon, Jan 10, 2005 at 12:30:46PM +0530, Karthik Subramanian wrote:
> 1. Why is it a bad idea to use huge local arrays in kernel modules?

Because your kernel stack is very small. 4Kb.  If you need a large
array, either make it static (not on the stack) or dynamically allocate
it (with kmalloc.)

Hope this helps,

greg k-h

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